We are now less than two months away from the current Brexit deadline of 31st October but the announcements over the last few days from 10 Downing Street mean that it is unlikely Parliament will be able to fully utilise that remaining time. Firstly, in spite of the threat to democratic debate and the prospect of a constitutional crisis the decision was made to prorogue Parliament for five weeks. Then this evening Boris Johnson made it clear that he was going all-in on the 'No Deal' option by announcing that there would likely be a snap election if Parliament took that off the table. The practical effect of this would also be to close the doors of Parliament for an even greater period of time.
The Law No Longer has a Role in the Brexit Crisis
The Law No Longer has a Role in the Brexit…
The Law No Longer has a Role in the Brexit Crisis
We are now less than two months away from the current Brexit deadline of 31st October but the announcements over the last few days from 10 Downing Street mean that it is unlikely Parliament will be able to fully utilise that remaining time. Firstly, in spite of the threat to democratic debate and the prospect of a constitutional crisis the decision was made to prorogue Parliament for five weeks. Then this evening Boris Johnson made it clear that he was going all-in on the 'No Deal' option by announcing that there would likely be a snap election if Parliament took that off the table. The practical effect of this would also be to close the doors of Parliament for an even greater period of time.